Please help Geometry Rules

[shelljutaja]

A triangle is graphed on a coordinate grid on which each unit is a centimeter. It has vertices at points (2,-8), (2,5), and (-4,5). Find its area

 

[Deleted member 4993]

A triangle is graphed on a coordinate grid on which each unit is a centimeter. It has vertices at points (2,-8), (2,5), and (-4,5). Find its area

Plot those points. This is a right-angled triangle.


What is the length of the base?


What is the height of the triangle?


Now find the area......